boneless chicken thighs

[Diesel250]

Would it be unhealthy to swap out my chicken breast with boneless chicken thighs?

There harvestland brand if that makes a difference.....no hormones or steroids...all natural.

 

[warlock]

Would it be unhealthy to swap out my chicken breast with boneless chicken thighs?

There harvestland brand if that makes a difference.....no hormones or steroids...all natural.

Boneless chicken thighs are fine as long as you trim off the fat well.

 

[desibaba]

I actually love the taste of these so much more than breasts because of the extra fat.

 

[flexdurden]

Offseason these are a money shot for me! I count them as both a protein and fat but they are delicious. So juicy and moist they fall apart in your mouth...

 

[Diesel250]

Offseason these are a money shot for me! I count them as both a protein and fat but they are delicious. So juicy and moist they fall apart in your mouth...

Yup....I just figured this out lol

 

[Knight9]

You guys have any magic recipes?

 

[flexdurden]

You guys have any magic recipes?

I love rosemary and rosemary chicken thighs are tasty!

1) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2) Place chicken and into a large bowl. Pour olive oil over them, and stir to coat. 3) Scatter the chicken pieces in a large baking dish, or cookie sheet with sides. 4) Sprinkle with rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
5) Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, uncovered. Baste during the last 15 minutes.

You'll need:
A) Chicken thighs (duh lol)
B) No more than 1/2 cup EVOO (use as much as little as you'd like though)
C) 1 - 1/5 tablespoons of chopped fresh rosemary (for 8 chicken thighs)
D) 1.5 - 2 teaspoons of chopped fresh oregano (for 8 thighs)
E) 1.5 -2 teaspoons of garlic powder (for 8 thighs)

*if using dried herbs use 1/3 the amount suggested

 

[Knight9]

I love rosemary and rosemary chicken thighs are tasty!

1) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2) Place chicken and into a large bowl. Pour olive oil over them, and stir to coat. 3) Scatter the chicken pieces in a large baking dish, or cookie sheet with sides. 4) Sprinkle with rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
5) Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, uncovered. Baste during the last 15 minutes.

You'll need:
A) Chicken thighs (duh lol)
B) No more than 1/2 cup EVOO (use as much as little as you'd like though)
C) 1 - 1/5 tablespoons of chopped fresh rosemary (for 8 chicken thighs)
D) 1.5 - 2 teaspoons of chopped fresh oregano (for 8 thighs)
E) 1.5 -2 teaspoons of garlic powder (for 8 thighs)

*if using dried herbs use 1/3 the amount suggested

Damn that looks silly good. Thanks.

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[neural]

Grilled thighs are my favorite.... Though I prefer beef most of the time (roughly the same prot:fat ratio)

Soak them overnight in truffle flavored olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic...

Grill and use in everything...

 

[Pharm_Fed]

You guys have any magic recipes?

Three of my favorites. All very easy.

Smoky Bacon Wrapped Thighs

8 slices bacon
4 bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
smoky spice seasoning (recipe below)

Combine:
1tbsp chipotle powder
1tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp onion powder
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
1tbsp sea salt
1/2 black pepper

This is your smoky spice seasoning.

Take 4 chicken thighs, cover each thigh with about 1tsp of the smoky spice seasoning. Wrap each thigh in 2 pieces of bacon.

Bake at 375*f for about 40 min, or until internal temp is 165*f.


Mustard Glazed Chicken Thighs

up to 12 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
1/4 cup melted butter
2tbsp mustard
1tsp sage salt (1/2tsp sea salt + 1/2 tsp dried sage)
black pepper to taste

In small bowl mix melted butter, mustard, black pepper, and sage salt.

Put chicken thighs on baking sheet and brush mixture evenly over each one.

Bake at 425*f for 45 minutes or until internal temp is 165*f.

Chicken Confit

As one last suggestion, you can confit chicken thighs as well. I would do it similar to the way you confit a duck but with slightly different seasoning.

3tbsp sea salt
1tbsp thyme
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
2 tsp black pepper

Put chicken thighs is baking dish, cover well with spice mixture.

Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours or so.

Remove thighs and brush off excess seasoning. Cover with enough fat so thigh are submerged.

Bake at 225*f for about 4 hours and thighs will be literally fork tender.

Now for the fat used to cover the thighs you can use whatever you want really. I use duck fat because I love cooking with it for the flavor and mouthfeel it imparts. But olive oil would work, schmaltz would work, whatever. If you were going to preserve it in the fat to keep for months before eating it (like a traditional confit) then something like duck fat would be preferable because it solidifies to keep the duck protected from light and air. But to just cook and eat an oil would work fine.

 

[Knight9]

Thank you as always PharmFed!

 

[Knight9]

Is it really that necessary to be bone - in Pharm?

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[Smack]

Is it really that necessary to be bone - in Pharm?

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Recipe wise I dont know, but for flavor bone in is better, not by too much.

 

[Pharm_Fed]

Is it really that necessary to be bone - in Pharm?

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Nah, boneless would work just fine brother.

 

[sMaRtY]

Offseason these are a money shot for me! I count them as both a protein and fat but they are delicious. So juicy and moist they fall apart in your mouth...

Agree with you. I don't compete so its throughout the year for me. they don't dry up when you heat up the next day, even better.

 

[SIR-LOIN]

I've not been able to find boneless thighs around here. Are they in the freezer section usually? Not seen at Wal Mart, Sam's or Publix around these parts

 

[Diesel250]

I've not been able to find boneless thighs around here. Are they in the freezer section usually? Not seen at Wal Mart, Sam's or Publix around these parts

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I got mine at Wal-Mart....they weren't frozen.

 

[Swifto]

Much more flavour than chicken breasts.

 

[infinity1]

You guys have any magic recipes?

Try this Knight...just remove the skin for a lower fat version

Orange Jalapeno Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs Over Mango Salsa - Chef I Am : Chef I Am

I have dozens of chicken recipes...i'll look through my files to look for the low fat versions.

Give me a couple of days...going in for neck surgery tomorrow morning...

 

[infinity1]

You guys have any magic recipes?

Try these too...you can sub the breast meat for thighs if you like...

Southwest Quinoa with Cumin Chicken Recipe from ChefIAm.com : Chef I Am

Chicken with Bourbon Barbeque Sauce Recipe from ChefIAm.com : Chef I Am

Sweet Curried Chicken Nuggets With Spinach And Chick Peas - Chef I Am : Chef I Am

Santorini Greek Salad with Chicken Recipe from ChefIAm.com : Chef I Am